High‑school STEM addition, track and tennis work advancing; campus team reports footing progress

District construction managers told the Fairport Central School District Board on Aug. 19 that work at Fairport High School is advancing on several fronts: a STEM addition, new track and field grading, and replacement tennis courts.

Representatives from Campus and the project team provided a progress update and time‑lapse photos showing earthmoving, trench drains for the tennis courts, and early footing work for the STEAM/STEAM addition. The team said roughly 25% of footings for the new addition have been poured and that steel erection is a critical path item expected in early fall.

Brian Miller of Campus and on‑site project manager Greg McGowan described the track work in detail: contractors moved soil from the tennis court hill to fill a valley between the old and new track locations, stripped and stockpiled topsoil for later re‑spreading, and are preparing subbase material for a new parking area. Timber and stone subbase work is already in place at the tennis court site; the team said paving is approaching.

Contractors reported $89,000 in pending issues and said no change orders had been approved yet. The project maintains a construction contingency of $2,000,398 and a construction contingency/allocations process. Campus staff explained a $4,000,007.75 buy‑out savings line that the project team is using to fund selected items removed from the original project list and to keep work moving without returning to the state immediately for approvals.

The team said a 1,500 square‑foot allowance for unsuitable soils was built into the contracts; roughly 500 square feet of that allowance had been used through work on the track and building pad. Contractors said suitable soils are being retained where possible and unsuitable soils are exported. Site management staff told the board they have been watering exposed soils to reduce dust and that neighboring residents have been largely cooperative.

Administrators said ninth‑grade students are scheduled to move into the new STEM spaces for the 2026 school year, but active construction will continue through 2027. Board members were invited to a site tour planned for early to mid fall so they can view steel erection and paving milestones in person.

The construction update was part of a broader facilities report that also reviewed summer maintenance work, pool lighting replacement and an HVAC building‑management upgrade at Minerva that district staff expect to make aidable through BOCES.